hdmi on ps3

[charlesr]

You can get 1080p through component or VGA. It's just that not many 1080p devices (not that there are many anyway) use component for 1080p.

Ah. Knew it was possible but didn't realise anything actually did it.

[NekoFever]

So why is the 20gig PS3 without HDMI considered crippled? After all the 360 doesn't have HDMI and you can still play games in HD and I guess you can with the cheaper PS3?

It can't be upgraded to the full functionality of the 60GB version like the Core 360 can, it can't run 1080p (admittedly most of us won't use it, but Sony have been pushing the hell out of it), and, bearing in mind that a lot of what you're paying for with the PS3 is the Blu-Ray functionality, if studios decide to implement the ICT at some point the cheaper PS3 isn't going to be able to play Blu-Rays higher than 480p.

[Geezer]

It's gotta be a PS3>HDMI cable no?

No, the PS3 has a proper HDMI port. For a device to be used in conjunction with HDCP, DVI or HDMI ports must be standard, i.e. Any HDMI or HDMI-to-DVI cable will work with the PS3.

[nips]

My understanding of HDMI is that it isn't just a digital port tacked on, many of the components inside have to be HDMI compliant too.

So while no great loss, no I don't think we'll see HDMI on the 360.

That's pretty much the top and bottom of it. The 360 outputs an analogue image like VGA and Component, not a digital one like HDMI, so you'll not see a HMDI port from a 360 unless they physically change the 360. Equally, the quality upgrade from say, VGA to HDMI would be pretty minimal, the real issue starts to arise as is explored in this thread, around DRM and HDCP in the PS3.